HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES EVALUATION II: TRAFFIC IMPACT, SAFETY ASSESSMENT, AND PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE

The Safety of the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes was assessed in this study. Based on the accident data analysis, the HOV lanes did not appear to be inherently unsafe. A public opinion survey was conducted to determine public acceptance of the HOV lanes. The results indicate that there is a strong support for the HOV lanes from both users and non-users. There is, however a need for outreach programs to promote the benefits of HOV lanes. This study recommends stricter enforcement, construction of direct on-ramps and off-ramps and installation of prominent signs to increase public awareness.

• Record URL:
  https://drive.google.com/file/d/14K1VrDMBkW5pPBSYwd5dC_8BDcDjrBsU/view?usp=sharing
• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=502
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• Corporate Authors:

  University of Utah, Salt Lake City

  Utah Traffic Laboratory, 122 S Central Campus Drive
  Salt Lake City, UT  United States  84112

  Utah Department of Transportation

  Research and Development Division, 4501 South 2700 West, P.O. Box 148410
  Salt Lake City, UT  United States  84119-8410
• Authors:
  • Lahon, D
  • Stevanovic, Aleksandar
• Publication Date: 2004-7-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 118 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance; Crash data; Data analysis; Evaluation; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Highway safety; Highway traffic control; Off ramps; On ramps; Public opinion; Surveys; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic signs
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I73: Traffic Control; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00983504
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UT-04.13, UTL-1003-70, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: 2308010
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 12 2004 12:00AM